On 12/28/2010 09:32 AM, wrote:
On Dec 27, 10:40 pm, Mark Allreadnone@none wrote:
On 12/25/2010 08:51 PM, Bob wrote:





On Dec 25, 5:14 pm, Frank Reid wrote:
On Dec 16, 8:16 pm, Mark Allreadnone@none wrote:

I'm just another laid-off electronics tech., currently taking IT classes
here in eastern WA (Sorry to any ozzies, not that EWA) and hoping to
find time in a few months to knock the rust off of my fly-casting arm.

I've taken a couple of basic fly-tying classes, and it seems my old tech
skills work there too. Any thoughts on what types and sizes of wet or
dry flies might find success on the mighty Yakima River?

You might try this over at rec.outdoors.fishing.fly (leave out the
"tying")
Frank Reid

The Yakima usually gets a good hatch of Skwala's from mid-late March
and any good Skwala pattern size 10 -8 will produce through mid May.
Standards like PMD's, BWO's, Pheasant tails, and Gold ribbed hares
ears in sizes 16-12 are good the rest of the year.

Thanks for the info.
I've tied #16 Pheasant tail nymphs and Hare's ear nymphs in those
fly-tying classes, and I think I still have the instruction sheet
somewhere. I'll have to look up an easy Skwala pattern (probably both
nymph and adult?) online, which will help keep me occupied until IT
classes start for the winter quarter.
Oh, hey... There's a tutorial on YouTube! Now we're getting somewhere!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0rUpGC_mVY

Okay, I'll go back offline for a while... thanks again!

I firmly believe that if you can't catch fish with PTs and GRHEs, then
you can't catch fish. :-)

One of my favorite flies is the Skip's Nymph, which is a cross between
a pheasant tail and a hare's ear, combining the best aspects of both.
I like to tie it with Frog's Fanny (or the generic equivalent) mixed
into the dubbing.

That brings up a thought... I'll have to find a source for fly tying
materials in the Yakima to Ellensburg area unless I want to drive down
to the increasingly misnamed "Tri-Cities" for stuff.
I may well be the least effective fly-fisherman in eastern washington,
so the phrase "then you can't catch fish" rings ominously.
The concept of "mending your line" is still sort of a mystery to me...
The descriptions in the books seem obscure on the subject. I can
understand giving the line an extra flip as it settles to the river, but
once the line is stuck to the water..? Ah, well! Nobody starts out
knowing everything!
I'll look up the Skip's Nymph, and try to tie one, while I'm waiting for
the Adobe Flash software I ordered. I'll be learning to flash people
this winter! Good thing I already have an old raincoat.